A Very British Ending (Catesby Series)
“He and Frances were still living apart, but from time to time they met for supper with one or both of the stepchildren. On this occasion, there was only the daughter. She teased Catesby about his bowler hat and suit – and suggested that he buy a pair of flares. Catesby hated flares – and replied that he would rather ‘eat his lower colon raw than wear flares’. For some reason this got Frances going. She told him not to use such language in front of the children. Catesby replied by saying: ‘They ...are no longer children. They are twenty-eight years old.’ Then added, ‘And lower colon is not a swear word. If you want me to use a fucking swear word I’ll use a fucking swear word.’The daughter found it all amusing, but Frances rounded on him.‘Why,’ she said, ‘do you always need to shock and show off? You’re fifty years old, nearly fifty-one, and still haven’t grown up.’‘Shall we compare payslips? My immaturity doesn’t seem to have affected my career.’ Catesby’s grade in SIS was three civil service levels higher than Frances’s in the Security Service and he didn’t mind rubbing it in.Frances smiled with a steely glint.MoreLess
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